Ugh...

joebooth28
joebooth28 Posts: 55 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
You eat under calorie goal all week. Regular exercise etc. Step on the scale for my weekly monday weigh-in. No..... loss... Ugh! How frustrating is that! I know I need to look big picture. I have lost 50 lbs in 3 months. It just feels like with 335 lbs on my body I shouldn't have 0 loss weeks :(

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  • madhatter2013
    madhatter2013 Posts: 1,547 Member
    Do you weigh everything? Are you absolutely sure you were under all week? Did you change your workout routine? Maybe you're retaining water. Fifty pounds in three months is an awesome loss. Keep it up!
  • AMRROL
    AMRROL Posts: 168 Member
    These plateaus happen. I wouldn't fret or worry about it. For me, they sometimes last 2-3 days before the weight starts dropping again. And congrats on the 50 pounds in 3 months. That is amazing. Yay you
  • MissusMoon
    MissusMoon Posts: 1,900 Member
    I know it's frustrating, but these weeks are bound to happen to all of us. There are plenty of great scale moments ahead of you. Are you tracking your body measurements?
  • DaisyHamilton
    DaisyHamilton Posts: 575 Member
    I just got out of a 3 week long no-loss period. I'm finally getting over it, I think, so I feel your pain and frustration.
  • crazymama2both
    crazymama2both Posts: 195 Member
    I understand your frustrations! Change things up, maybe? Both with food and activity? Just a suggestion that I've seen work in the past. Hang in there!!!
  • chelsy0587
    chelsy0587 Posts: 441 Member
    ridge4mfp wrote: »
    Wow, I would say with 50 lbs lost in 3 months, your body is saying "whew, I need a breather!" :)

    ^^^^^^^ THIS!!

    It is frustrating... but it won't last forever.
    You're doing a great job, keep it up!
  • caramel827
    caramel827 Posts: 163 Member
    I did a search for these type of posts same boat.63 pounds over 7 months and so frustrated with zero loss this week but slow and steady wins the race!

    Not to mention that I am also proud I didn't gain- maintenance is key too!

    We got this!
  • fit4itall
    fit4itall Posts: 101 Member
    edited April 2016
    I've only lost 0.4lbs in 2 weeks (when I was losing 1-1.5 a week), so feel your frustration. Congrats on the 50lb loss though! Feel good about that and know that if you are pushing hard enough to have achieved that, you will continue to lose! Also, are you setting mini goals of about 5-10lbs at a time? That might help on weeks like this where progress is slow because it you won't feel as far behind, and making those mini goals feels pretty good too.
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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,168 Member
    Water weight can be an issue - it can mask fat loss. If one eats more carbs or salt than usual (even if still a healthy amount), that can hold on to some water. So can a new workout/activity that causes need for extra muscle repair. If you're on track with your eating, the scale will eventually show you the progress. It's hard, but important, to be patient!
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    Noel_57 wrote: »
    the chart ! the chart! where is the chart? (just kidding) :) I have also lost the same as you and the frustration never ends does it? I try to weigh in only every other week now.

    Ask, and ye shall receive... ;)

    Everyone does what works best for them, but I personally weigh daily so I can see the normal fluctuations and get used to them. That way, even if my weight hasn't changed (or has gone up) by check-in day, I know what's been happening for the rest of the week and it's not so disheartening. Some people can't take daily weighing, though, and that's okay too!


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  • shadowfax_c11
    shadowfax_c11 Posts: 1,942 Member
    I see a lot of quick add calories in your diary. How certain are you that those are correct? Also how are you getting your weights and measures? Are you putting everything on a scale or are you guesstimating? At your weight with that low a deficit you should be losing pretty rapidly unless you are bedridden.
  • TxTiffani
    TxTiffani Posts: 799 Member
    I weigh daily and log into happy scale so I can still see the downward trend even if I have a zero loss or heaven forbid a gain:)
  • joebooth28
    joebooth28 Posts: 55 Member
    Thanks for the replys everyone. Shadow, thanks for checking out my diary. I do have a digital food scale and I weigh things. Unless I have (one serving) of something and it is already measured. ... like one egg, one protein bar, where calorie info is available. My quick add stuff is accurate. If I go out to eat I always look at restaraunts nutrition information. Anything homemade the ingredients are added, and then divided by serving etc. I believe I am doing stuff right :). Thanks for asking those questions though.
  • Maxematics
    Maxematics Posts: 2,287 Member
    joebooth28 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replys everyone. Shadow, thanks for checking out my diary. I do have a digital food scale and I weigh things. Unless I have (one serving) of something and it is already measured. ... like one egg, one protein bar, where calorie info is available. My quick add stuff is accurate. If I go out to eat I always look at restaraunts nutrition information. Anything homemade the ingredients are added, and then divided by serving etc. I believe I am doing stuff right :). Thanks for asking those questions though.

    Except that's not all that accurate either. The gram weight on packaged items is often off from the actual weight. I'm not sure what type of protein bars you eat, but when I have protein bars from Quest, Oh Yeah!, etc. most of the time it exceeds the 60 grams listed on the package. That alone adds an extra 20 to 50 calories depending on how off it is. Yesterday my two eggs weighed 110 grams instead of 100 grams like the package weight. That may seem small, but every single margin of error adds up. Couple that with the fact that the nutritional facts on packages can be off by what I believe is up to 20% due to FDA regulations and you can easily be looking at 200+ extra calories per day.
  • joebooth28
    joebooth28 Posts: 55 Member
    Hey everyone. Frustrations are gone! Had a 6 lb loss this week. No explanation. I did everything the same... guess our bodies work in strange ways.
  • SueSueDio
    SueSueDio Posts: 4,796 Member
    Indeed they do! :) My weight fluctuates daily, and I keep a graph so I can see the overall downward trend. Sometimes I can tell why it's gone one way or the other, and at other times I have no clue and have to just put it down to general weirdness.

    Happy that you had a loss and are feeling better about things - keep up the good work!
  • liz3marie
    liz3marie Posts: 211 Member
    I found recently that I only lose every 2 weeks lol. I thought I kept getting stuck and then I noticed on my progress that I was losing 2 lbs every 2 weeks. Just know that your efforts are not going by the way side. No matter what you are still doing your self good :). And that's what's most important! Just keep it up.

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